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- noun The act, process, or result of turning a
phrase into anacronym .
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In 1983, as the Secret Service usage about the President began to appear in print, a New York Times editorialist took umbrage at the rampant acronymization: Is no Washington name exempt from shorthand?
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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In 1983, as the Secret Service usage about the President began to appear in print, a New York Times editorialist took umbrage at the rampant acronymization: Is no Washington name exempt from shorthand?
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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In 1983, as the Secret Service usage about the President began to appear in print, a New York Times editorialist took umbrage at the rampant acronymization: Is no Washington name exempt from shorthand?
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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In 1983, as the Secret Service usage about the President began to appear in print, a New York Times editorialist took umbrage at the rampant acronymization: Is no Washington name exempt from shorthand?
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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I’m Alana on blog “the boiler,” and/or “effervescent one” handily misspelt for purposes of acronymization, I’m IN D.C., and FROM Maryland or California, depending on what you mean by “from.”
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